No. 261 in Chinese
干
"干" can mean "dry," "do," or "work," depending on the context.
In a sentence
他正在干一份很重要的工作。
He is doing a very important task.
In this sentence, '干' means 'to do' or 'to perform a task', implying an action or work being carried out.
昨天的天气真干，几乎没下雨。
Yesterday's weather was really dry, as it hardly rained.
Here, '干' is used as an adjective meaning 'dry', describing the lack of moisture in the weather.
你干什么去了？
What were you doing?
In this question, '干' means 'to do', commonly used in spoken language to inquire about someone's activity or actions.
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